300 video journal #2

Shooting on 300,
the new, Sin City-spawned Frank Miller adaptation, has been under way for a few months now, and
the second video journal is now being offered on the film's production
blog (albeit by way of Superhero Hype). This installment consists of about four minutes with production designer Jim Bissell, who talks about the inspiration behind the (very minimal)
sets, and how they've been used in shooting so far.

Since the film will be relying almost entirely on blue
screen effects for its sets, it's sort of scary to see what they're actually working with - basically, the actors run
around on a big hunk of rounded concrete that bears an uncanny resemblance to 90% of the planets on the Star
Trek TV series. It just looks hilariously fake. However, since the combined costs of said set and the skimpy
costumes on display looks to be about $63, there's going to be a lot of the estimated $60 million budget left over to
play with computers. One hopes assumes that the final product will look appropriately stylized and
amazing. Someone at IMDB who claims to be work on the movie's stunts says that shooting will be completed later this
month. If that's the case, and if the film is still slated for a late 2006/early 2007 release, there's ample time to
work on effects. Hopefully we'll get some video journals once post-production begins, and will get a better idea of the
film's final look.